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Actually, it shows the time for each individual user, if that makes sense. For instance, it's 6:51 am where I live and your post shows a time of 6:45 amThe time under the post is local time in the most of the European countries in my opinion.
Wish you well, Peter.
I posted my original question approx 8:45am Central Standard time US, not 6:45am. So I think the times show up in whatever time zones the person viewing the post lives in (as I see you are in Oregon), which I assume is 2 hours behind me.Actually, it shows the time for each individual user, if that makes sense. For instance, it's 6:51 am where I live and your post shows a time of 6:45 am
Well if people can choose "whatever", I guess there's no point in me mulling over this as there will never be "one answer fits all" anyway.To add - the time that is shown is based on what you set up in your preferences.
Yes it does!Actually the time zone is yours and converts the posting time from local to yours. For example:
If I post at 20:00 but you live in a time zone +6 hours from mine, the posting time would show it as 02:00 as it was 02:00 your time when it was 20:00 my time. Does that make sense? SY
The time is whatever time the post actually went up, based on your computer's clock. You set the time zone on your computer and could in theory use whatever time zone you choose!Well if people can choose "whatever", I guess there's no point in me mulling over...
Does the sun come up and go down at different times around the world?The next question will be does the sun come up and go down at different times around the world?
It's 13:18 on 16/02/17.A thread like this, is one reason I love this forum. Umm, I am nycwalking posting from los angeles. what time IS IT?
Totally hilarious! Loved the clip! Just look at all the fun you've all had at my expense. You're welcome!Reminds me of this brilliant clip from the West Wing.
No comments on politics ( see forum rules ) but the rest is hilarious!!
Well, if they were confused, just imagine how the character from the movie Interstellar felt when he returned from hyperspace. (You have to see the movie to understand this comment.)Imagine how the first circumnavigators felt like when they arrived back home after three years and were a day off from everyone at home yet their daily logs were correct.
Wow, you are a real techy guru and I am not at all. Thank you for your research of which I am sure you enjoyed doing and I am truly impressed and envious. Did it help?... well sort of, but I seem to do better with the "less is more" replies when it comes to explaining this foreign language I call technology information...and then I still don't always understand!I took at look at the HTML Ivar's server sends to me and did a little analysis.
When a post arrives at Ivar's server it is tagged with a timestamp that is the number of seconds that has passed since midnight of 1/1/1970 GMT/UTC (this is how the UNIX operating system keep track of time.) When a page with a thread is served up to a forum member all posts have their timestamp arrival times converted to the corresponding time and date of the current time zone that the member has indicated is his time zone. If you move your cursor over the time you should see a tiny popup with that date and time. However the date and time that you see printed on the page will be different for recent posts. It may look like "23 minutes ago", "Today at 6:06 AM", "Yesterday at 12:04 PM", "Wednesday at 9:51 PM", etc. These times do not appear in the HTML served up. I believe javascript is used to produce this on the fly by noting the current time as known by your computer/device and the number of seconds timestamp code. If you wait a few minutes you will likely see that a time like 23 minutes ago will change to 26 minutes ago.
As Tom says: I hope this helps.
???Interestingly, all the posts on this topic are timed in order, no matter what location is the sender. Starting with Camino Chris (yesterday 12.38am) to Viranani (today 3.43pm). If everyone else reads the same times, I reckon they are the times the posts are received on Arn's computer.
The next question will be about why the sun rises earlier in St Jean and rises later the same day in Santiago (I know the answer but I wouldn't bore you more)
The nice thing about the forum is that you can get a full range of answers, and different people can learn at different levels. Lots of computer explanations go over my head, but little bits sink in each time, and gradually I find that I understand more.Did it help?... well sort of, but I seem to do better with the "less is more" replies
More likely posts are time stamped on submission with a UTC time stamp, which can then be translated by your computer into your local time. They have everything to do with the poster, but show the time of the post in the reader's local time.Well, I posted at 12:13 PM; I suppose this proves that times posted on your thread are yours alone and have nothing to do with the poster (unless of course they're in the same time zone as you are).
Most of your post is over my head, Rick, but never mind. Thank you anyway.I took at look at the HTML Ivar's server sends to me and did a little analysis............As Tom says: I hope this helps.
You may remember the confusion caused when someone promised not to post until the following year when it was already New Year's Day in some parts of the world. Some us wondered why such a rash promise would be made!
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